BEVERLY HILLS (MI) -- The non-conference portion of the 2016-2017 University of Dayton Flyers men’s basketball schedule is in the books, finishing at a respectable 9-3. Those of you with a serious case of “woulda, coulda, shoulda” disease may lament that if the Red and Blue had only played two solid halves instead of just the second one in their three losses then Archie’s guys would be undefeated. This thinking conveniently ignores the fact that had Dayton beaten Nebraska they would have faced powerful UCLA, minus Kendall Pollard and Josh Cunningham. That would not have been pretty.

That was then; this is now. The A-10 slate finds the Flyers starting off with the LaSalle Explorers at home Friday night and then a roadie to always tough St. Bonaventure next Tuesday.

LA SALLE
In 1863, La Salle University was established through the legacy of St. John Baptist de La Salle and the Christian Brothers teaching order, which De La Salle founded 300 years ago. Located in Philadelphia, La Salle is an educational community shaped by traditional Catholic and Lasallian values. La Salle's main campus is an ideal place for students to pursue an education. The 130-acre park-like setting includes 54 buildings and is located approximately six miles from Center City Philadelphia. The University can accommodate 2,114 resident students in its 12 residence halls, two apartment complexes, and 75 townhouses. Fellow members of the A10 Conference. Nickname is the Explorers. Notable athletes include Tom Gola and Lionel Simmons.